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Thursday 6th April 2000


Mr Mike O'Brien That, during proceedings on the Race Relations (Amendment) Bill [Lords], the Committee do meet on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and at half-past Four o'clock and on Thursdays at Ten o'clock and at half-past Two o'clock.

STANDING COMMITTEE D

RACE RELATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Mike O'Brien.

Mr Mike O'Brien To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely, Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 8, Schedules 2 and 3, Clause 9, new Clauses, new Schedules.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

5

Clause     1,     page     1,     leave out lines 13 and 14.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

2

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(9) Nothing in this section shall make unlawful any measures appropriate and necessary to meet the special needs of persons of a particular racial group or any measures designed to prevent or compensate for disadvantages suffered by persons of that racial group.
   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

3

Clause     1,     page     2,     leave out lines 22 to 25 and insert—

    '19C.—(1) Nothing in section 19B shall render unlawful any act done by a relevant person in carrying out immigration and nationality functions in affording persons of a particular nationality, religion, or ethnic or national origin special treatment on humanitarian grounds.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

4

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     25,     after 'functions', insert 'in accordance with the Immigration Rules.'.


NEW CLAUSE

Duty to promote equality

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    'For section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976 there is substituted—

    "71.—(1) Without prejudice to its obligation to comply with any other provision of this Act, a public authority specified in Schedule A1 or of a description falling within that Schedule shall in carrying out its varied functions have due regard to the need—

      (a) to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination;

      (b) to promote equality of opportunity between persons of different colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins; and

      (c) to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups.

    (2) Where an entry in Schedule A1 is limited to a person in a particular capacity, this section does not apply to that person in any other capacity.

    (3) Where an entry in Schedule A1 is limited to particular functions of a person, this section does not apply to that person in relation to any other functions.

    (4) The Secretary of State may by order amend Schedule A1 so as to extend the application of this section if he considers that the extension is limited to functions or particular functions of a public nature.

    (5) The Secretary of State may by order amend Schedule A1 in consequence of—

      (a) any person who falls within it, or an office or other post to which it relates, ceasing to exist or otherwise changing its nature;

      (b) any person who falls within it ceasing to exercise functions in a particular capacity or ceasing to exercise functions; or

      (c) any functions of a person falling within it appearing to the Secretary of State not to be functions of a public nature.

    (6) An order under this section may contain such incidental, supplementary or consequential provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (including provision amending or repealing provision made by or under an enactment).

    (7) The compliance of each public authority to which this section applies with the requirements of this section shall be subject to inspection and appraisal in accordance with regulations to be made by the Secretary of State.

    (8) The power conferred by subsection (7) on the Secretary of State is exercisable only after consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate in the particular case.

    (9) If it appears to the Commission for Racial Equality that a public authority to which this section applies has failed to take appropriate steps to comply with this section, the Commission may apply to a designated county court or sheriff court for an order requiring it to take such steps; and the court, if satisfied that the application is well-founded, may grant the order in the terms applied for or in more limited terms.".'.


 
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